Japan's most wanted proves illusive

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Updated November 6, 2009 13:39:05

He's Japan's number one fugitive, and he's been outwitting the police for more than two and a half years and now it appears that Tatsuya Ichihashi has been using cosmetic surgery to change his appearance to avoid capture.

The 30 year old is the prime suspect in the murder of a young British teacher, who was found in a bathtub full of sand on Ichihashi's balcony.

Presenter: Mark Willacy, North Asia correspondent
Speakers: William Hawker and Lisa Hawker, family of murdered British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker

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